Intellectual Victory
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Part of Green and White
- Title
- Intellectual Victory
- Language
- English
- Year
- 1930
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- GREEN AfVD WHITE GRADE VI-B-WINNERS OF SPELLING CONTEST !ST. QUARTER. Intellectual Victory Those days when "Might was Right" are gone. We are now living in a modern age. We are now in an era where intellectual battles for supremacy have equalled and even superseded the bloody and disastrous combats of the days of yore. The flashing of swords, the roaring of cannons and the mad slaughter of human lives is now becoming a thing of the past. The nations have for the last few years been. discussing, in solemn ch;imbers, means and ways to prevent future Warswhich have cost great loss of lives and money to many nations in the past. Physical combats have now been supplemented with inteilectual contests. We still have ·our arenas, and our contests, but the combats of today are less brutal than those of the past, for the brains and 'not the sinews are used. The Rev. President has recently organized intellectual matches in the form of spelling contests. The six gladiators are the six sections of the Intermediate Department. The first contest was held on Aug. 1 !, 1930. The victorious intellectual gladiators were awarded laurel wreaths in the form of a beautiful banner, and last but not least, a HOLIDAY, by the Rev. Director. The result of the contest is as follows: Six B, Seventh B, Sixth A, Seventh A, Fifth B. Fifth ·A. FOR CORRECT TIMEYOUR WATCH SHOULD ~E AN LA ESTRELLA DEL NORTE LEVY HERMANOS, INC. Escolta 213